“Ko tahi te atua māori ko Rangi kei runga ko Papa kei raro” Tena rā tātou te hunga pānui! 1768 was when caption cook arrived in Aotearoa, Ngati Whanaunga from the shore of Hauraki looked out and coined “he atua, he tipua mena I hoe murikōkai mai”. Now we see where this idea of Atua … Continue reading E hine, e
In 2010 Te Awekotuku was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori culture; in 2016 she was made the inaugural Mareikura or Matriarch of the the Pae Akoranga Wahine: Women's Studies Association of Aotearoa/New Zealand, and in 2017 she received the Pou Aronui Supreme Award from the Royal … Continue reading MNZM Emeritus Professor Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
Photo A A philosopher, a film-maker and a deadly chess opponent, was Barry Barclay (1944–2008) nō Ngāti Apa. His works possessed a deep metaphorical and philosophical understanding, but at the time, were deemed un-othodox. After thirty years of making films, Barclay began his written work reinforcing his backlash against systemic racism in the New Zealand … Continue reading Divergent gradients of Indigenous Film-making
“Ranginui Walker saw one of his roles as "removing the scales from Pākehā eyes" about the dispossession of Maori”. (Fitzsimons, 2016). Dr Ranginui Walker Photo by JOHN SELKIRK/FAIRFAX NZ Retrieved from: https://i.stuff.co.nz Ranginui Walker of Te Whakatohea ki Opotiki, was an esteemed Māori academic and award winning writer that worked in education throughout most of … Continue reading Dr Ranginui Walker (1932-2016) He Kotuku Rerenga Tahi
Pūkaea.Personal Collection As a female practitioner of taonga puoro, I enjoy, share and develop this craft at every opportunity. I was at an event a few weeks back where I was asked to play taonga puoro during the opening of a ceremony. I turned up to this event with 8 instruments and only one of … Continue reading Taonga Puoro: Resisting Misogyny
A Deficit Perspective? Whose? I don’t know any parents that look into the eyes of a newborn baby and say, ‘how can we screw this kid up’? Russell Bishop This quote by Russell Bishop makes one think about the underlying message, but, I can’t help but grimace at myself. Was this me? In the environment … Continue reading Blog 570
Pssst. Do you want to know a secret? Māori didn't really paddle to Aotearoa from Hawaiiki. There are many myths around our ancestors voyage to Aotearoa from Hawaiiki, and to all the islands throughout the Pacific. I've chosen a variety of written articles, presentations and interviews by well known tohunga whakatere waka, Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, to … Continue reading Things you need to know about Polynesian Navigation
Photo: Epeli Hau’ofa, Retrieved from https://www.azquotes.com/author/59845-Epeli_Hau_ofa. Epeli Hau’ofa is a well recognized scholar throughout the pacific and an ambassador of the Pacific to the Globe. Born to Tongan Missionaries in Papua New Guinea, he reinforced our belonging to Oceania. He has presented ideas from our Ocean of islands through research and literatures. These significant ideas … Continue reading Epeli Hau’ofa’s Vision for Oceania
Dr Juan Tauri has received both a PhD (from the University of Cambridge) and MPhil Criminology (from the University of Wollongong) and is currently a senior lecturer at the University of Waikato. The papers which are taught by Dr Tauri emphasis indigenous ways of understanding and knowing as well as indigenous people’s experiences of crime … Continue reading Counter-Colonial Criminology
Picture this… A single mother calling the police because her current gang boyfriend smashed up her rental accommodation. Now, who did you imagine? A Wāhine Māori? Jake and Beth Heke? If not *clap, clap* good on you, you are likely to be familiar with the colonial Warrior trope and have done some good decolonising mahi … Continue reading The Rental Market, Deficit Narratives of Māori, and Wāhine Resilience
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